Man charged with supplying gun in Hanover shooting

Police on Thursday charged a man accused of supplying the gun used in a 2011 shooting in Hanover Township that killed a woman and wounded two men at the Hanover Village Apartments.

Herbert Robinson, 22, of Philadelphia was arrested Thursday morning at a convenience store on the Sans Souci Parkway and charged with a felony count of receiving stolen property.

Robinson obtained the gun, which was stolen, prior to the May 20, 2011, shooting during a swap for heroin, police said.

Jessica Rinehimer, 25, of Ashley, who is accused of originally stealing the gun, and Shawn Burgess, 36, of Falls, who gave the gun to Robinson for heroin, were previously charged, police said.

Investigators said Robinson later provided the gun to alleged shooter, James Cooper, 39, of Scranton. Authorities say an enraged Cooper, who was embroiled in a heated custody dispute with his ex-girlfriend Shaundra Langille, showed up at her apartment at 413 Hanover Village. Cooper barged in the apartment and shot three innocent people - killing Shana Bagely, 25, and wounding two men - before fatally shooting himself with the gun moments later, police said.

Robinson was jailed in the Luzerne County Correctional Facility with bail set at $100,000 cash.

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